Improvement in looms for weaving narrow wares



UNITED STnTEs PATENT OEEIoE.

.BENJ. OLDFIELD, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOOMS FOR WEAVINGy NARROW WARES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,464, dated October 2, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN OLDFIELD,

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llhis invention relates to certain improvements in the hatten, the shuttles, and the sleys or reeds; and it consists in the arrangement of movable strips under the rack or racks, which serve to transmit motion to the shutties in such a manner that by removing said strips the rackscan be thrown out of gear with the pinions and removed, it' desired, and the shuttles can be readily moved in the shuttle-races, 011e independent otl the others, and each shuttle can be removed with comparative ease and facility, also in the arrangement of springs under the sleys or reeds, in combination with suitable caps `tting over the top bars of the sley or reed-frames in such a Inanner that the operation ot disengaging the sleys or reeds is facilitated.

A represents the batteri or lay ot a loom intended for weaving ribbons or other narrow goods. This batten is provided with two or more shuttle-races, a, in its upper surfaces, said shuttle-races being situated one behind the other, as clearly shown in Figs."2 and 3 ofthe drawings. rlhe shuttle B is iitted into these shuttle-races in an upright position, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 3, and they are provided with cogs b on their lower edges, which gear inpinions c. rlhe top parts of the shuttles are cut away, and a metal bow, d, is inserted in each shuttle, which carries the eye and prevents the quill from catching in the ways. By substituting the metal bows for wood in the shuttles, the height of said shuttles is reduced and the shed does not require to be opened as far as it would be if the whole shuttle were made of wood, and, furthermore, the cost of making the shuttles is reduced, and easy access can be had to the quills, which are inserted and taken out in the usual manner. It' desired, however,the shuttles may be made in two parts, so that the quill can be readily removed and replaced by one with another color.

The pinions c, which impart motion to the several shuttles, are `mounted on pins e, which pass transversely through the batteu, one on either side ofeaeh opening, and motion is imparted to said pinions by means of toothed .i

racks f, which are litted into suitable recesses g under the sb little-races, a reci procatmg motion being imparted to them at the proper intervals by a picker motion of any desired description. The recesses g, which form the guideways for the racks, are out sufticiently deep to admit strips 71, under said racks, as shown particularly in Fig. 3. By removing these strips from under the racks, said racks are permitted to drop down out of gear with the pinions, so that the shuttles and also the racks can be taken out without unser-owing or releasing the sh little-planks.

The reeds or sleys G are secured to the inside ot' the batten, and they rest on spiral springs 1', which force the upper cross bar ot the sley-frame up into a cap, j, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 3 ot' the drawings. By this arrangement l am enabled to remove the sleys from the loom simply by depressing them against the springs, and without removing any part from the batten.

What I claim as new, a-nd desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Making the racks f adjustable by means ot movable strips, or any other equivalent means which will produce thel same effect,

for the purpose of throwing them out of gearv with the pinions c, asset forth.

2. Supporting the sleys or reeds by springs, which will allow ot depressing said reeds, for the purpose of removing them as desired, substantially as described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 3d day of April, 1866.

BENJAMIN OLDFIELD.

'Witnesses WM. F. MGNAMARA, ALEX. F. RoBERrs. 

